Phillip Partin, Manchester handle Tuslaw for seventh straight win

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By Gene Simmons

MASSILLON, OH- After a relatively slow start for the Panthers of Manchester they found a way to pour it on in the second half to preserve a 46-14 win over Tuslaw to improve to 7-0 on the season. 

Manchester came into the game riding a six game win streak with a few games with a running clock for second year head coach Kevin Stacy.

In the first quarter Tuslaw could not convert handing the ball over to Manchester just under the eleven minute mark, it didn't take long for running back Phillip Partin to get rolling scoring on a 19 yard run with 11:02 left in the first quarter with a successful point after.

Tuslaw would rally back ending the quarter with an interception thrown by Yadin Sharp to Nathan Eberhardt, but the rally fell short with Tuslaw quarterback Ethan Haer tossing a interception to Jayce Mauger that would lead to second touchdown by Partin with 7:15 left in second quarter, a 8 yard run to go up 13-0 after a failed point after.

The mustangs would respond with a down field catch by Parker Reinhart at the 2 yard line that would lead to a 2 yard touchdown run by Joey Medure with just under two minutes left in the half to close the gap 7-19 after a failed 2-point conversion, that would end the half.

Entering the third quarter it would be all Manchester as Partin would rush for three more touchdowns to end the night with over 200 yards rushing and 5 Td's including an 86 yard jolt down the field.

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Tuslaw played a tough game all night to not be another victim of a running clock under first year head coach Broc Dial.

"I think we came into this game a little to confident, but at halftime we got our minds right we came out and played the ball we should," said Partin.

Stacy was also thinking his team came out a little sluggish and over confident, "Well Coach Dial had them ready we knew that coming in and I mean they played hard they beat us up a little bit in the first half," said Stacy.

Moving on to week 8 of high school action, Manchester will face a Triway team sitting at (6-1) after a 28-12 win over Canton South, Tuslaw will try and bounce back against Orrville who lost an overtime game to Northwest 46-45 who could possibly reach the .500 mark if they win rest of schedule.